elizabeth cady stanton
what she did
After she and her husband were turned away from World Anti-Slavery Convention in London because they did not accept female delegates, she became convinced that women needed to pursue equality themselves before they could seek it for others. Early in 1848, she played a large role in the formation of the first woman's rights convention in New York where 100 delegates signed a Declaration of Sentiments. Throughout the late 1800s, Stanton continued to push for women's political equality above all else, advocating for marriage and divorce laws, more education for girls, and even less confining clothing, and eventually, many of these were achieved.